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Feb. 9, 2013

Cincinnnati pitcher Aroldis Chapman reaches for a throw as San Francisco's Joaquin Arias scores during Game 1 of the NLDS on Oct. 6.

Written by

John Fay
The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Reds didn't sit on their collective hands after a 97-win season. They addressed the big weakness - the leadoff spot in the batting order - and they tried to make a good rotation better.

But to accomplish those goals, they took an unconventional route.

The new leadoff hitter, Shin-Soo Choo, is going to have to play center field. He's played one game there since 2006. And for the rotation move to work, Aroldis Chapman is going to transition from throwing one inning to six or seven on a regular basis. ...